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U.S., Taliban talks end for now with no Afghan peace deal
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MARCH 12, 2019 / 11:54 AM / UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
U.S., Taliban talks end for now with no Afghan peace deal
Eric Knecht
5 MIN READ
DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. and Taliban negotiators wrapped up their longest round of peace talks on Tuesday with progress made but no agreement on when foreign troops might withdraw, officials from both sides said.
The 16 days of talks, in which the United States also sought assurances that the Taliban would not allow militant groups to use Afghanistan to stage attacks, are expected to resume in late March.
The negotiations in Doha, Qatar included the Taliban’s political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and a U.S. team led by special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.
Khalilzad, an Afghan-born veteran U.S. diplomat, said the sides made progress on discussions about counter-terrorism assurances and a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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U.S., Taliban talks end for now with no Afghan peace deal
Eric Knecht
5 MIN READ
DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. and Taliban negotiators wrapped up their longest round of peace talks on Tuesday with progress made but no agreement on when foreign troops might withdraw, officials from both sides said.
The 16 days of talks, in which the United States also sought assurances that the Taliban would not allow militant groups to use Afghanistan to stage attacks, are expected to resume in late March.
The negotiations in Doha, Qatar included the Taliban’s political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and a U.S. team led by special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad.
Khalilzad, an Afghan-born veteran U.S. diplomat, said the sides made progress on discussions about counter-terrorism assurances and a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-talks/u-s-taliban-talks-end-for-now-with-no-afghan-peace-deal-idUSKBN1QT26Q